Episode Summary
This episode of The Expat Files features Johnny Mueller engaging in a Spanish language learning segment, divided into three parts. The first part is part of a language learning course, specifically focusing on Spanish language practice. It includes a series of short dialogues and vocabulary exercises, with Johnny Mueller providing guidance and explanations. The content covers basic Spanish phrases, numbers, and common expressions used in everyday conversations, such as asking for money, expressing amounts, and basic greetings. The segment also includes repetition and reinforcement of vocabulary, as well as instructions for the learner to listen and repeat phrases.
The second segment features Johnny Mueller teaching Spanish phrases related to money and food, emphasizing pronunciation and common expressions. He uses repetition and clarification to help listeners understand the language, often correcting or rephrasing phrases for clarity. The content includes numbers, expressions for asking about prices, and phrases for ordering food, with Johnny providing both the Spanish words and their English translations.
The third segment features Johnny Mueller engaging in a conversation with a Spanish-speaking individual, likely a language partner or a language learner. The dialogue includes repeated phrases about not wanting to eat, the amount of money they have, and a transition into a role-play scenario where Johnny is Mr. Johnson, an American businessman arriving at the home of a Latin American associate, Mr. Martinez. The conversation includes greetings, introductions, and some basic Spanish phrases, with Johnny demonstrating his limited Spanish proficiency.
Episode Notes
In this episode of The Expat Files, Johnny Mueller dives into Spanish language practice with a focus on conversation, vocabulary, and cultural interaction. The segment includes dialogues between characters like Maria and Juan, repetition exercises, and a role-play scenario where Johnny plays an American businessman meeting a Latin American associate. Johnny also covers numbers, food-related phrases, and common expressions, while acknowledging his limited Spanish proficiency.
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Language learning, Spanish vocabulary, Conversation practice, Numbers in Spanish, Basic greetings and expressions, Pronunciation, Travel language, Food and money, Cultural interaction and communication, Role-play scenarios for language immersion
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening 00:00:36 Introduction to Unit Seven 00:00:41 Listen to the conversation 00:00:43 Repeat the conversation 00:00:45 Start of the dialogue 00:00:47 Maria's dialogue 00:00:47 Dialogue about money 00:00:50 Amounts and expressions 00:00:52 Repetition of phrases 00:08:39 Numbers and Currency in Spanish: Starting with 'Three Pesos' and 'Four Pesos' (141-144, 147-150, 151-154, 159-163, 164-166, 167-174, 175-176, 177-183, 184-185, 186-190, 191-206, 207-212, 213-216, 217-221, 222-225, 226-233, 234-236, 237-240, 241-245, 246-249, 250-255, 256-260, 261-263, 264-268, 269-270, 271-273, 274-283) 00:21:20 Setting the Scene for a Role-Play Scenario 00:21:23 Introducing the Character: Mr. Johnson 00:21:26 Arrival at Mr. Martinez's Home 00:21:32 Meeting Mrs. Martinez 00:21:35 First Interaction with Mrs. Martinez
Transcript
Automatically transcribed from the original recording; names and wording may contain errors.
[00:01] Read word four. Mañana. Five. No quiero. Six. Cuantos pesos quiere. Seven. Como esta usted, señor. This is the end of Unit Six. This is Unit Seven of Pimsler's Speak and Read Essentials Spanish One. Escuche esta conversación. Listen to this conversation. Escuche. Maria.
[00:47] Cuantos pesos tien usted. No muchos Juan. Dos pesos. Pero tengo dolares. Pero cuantos. No se dos tres. Quiero esta dundola. Si por favor. No quiero dos. Aquitieni. Dos dolares. Escuche otra vez. Listen again. Escuche otra vez. Maria. Cuantos pesos tien usted. No muchos Juan. Dos pesos. Pero tengo dolares. Pero cuantos. No se dos tres. Quiero esta dundola. Si por favor. No quiero dos.
[01:35] Aquitieni. Dos dolares. Do you remember how to say three? Tres. Three dollars. Tres dolares. Please. Por favor. Three dollars, please. Tres dolares por favor. How's that? Como. Excuse me? Perdón. I want three dollars.
[02:27] Quiero tres dolares. Quiero tres dolares. That's fine, but... Esta bien, pero. I don't have three. No tengo tres. How much do you have? Cuanto tieni. I don't know. No se. It's not here. No esta aqui.
[03:19] Where is it? Donde esta. In the hotel. En el hotel. Now suppose you've just met someone. Do you remember how to say glad to meet you? Encantado. Encantada. Ask the man where he's from. De donde es usted. I'm North American. Soy Norte Americano. Are you from Chile?
[04:12] Es usted de Chile. She says, no, I'm from Mexico. No, soy de Mexico. Sir, you speak Spanish a little. Señor, usted habla castellano un poco. Usted habla un poco. Yes, I speak a little. Si habla un poco.
[05:03] And I understand a little. Y entiendo un poco. No, sir. No, señor. You understand very well. Usted entiendo muy bien. Thank you, ma'am. Gracias, señora. Goodbye. Adiós. Adiós. Now try another conversation.
[05:51] Say, excuse me, miss. Perdón, señorita. Do you know? Sabe. Do you know where the hotel is? Sabe donde esta lotel. Sabe usted donde esta lotel. It's not here. No esta aquí. It's over there. Esta yi.
[06:41] Esta yi. Do you know? Sabe usted. I know. Listen and repeat the word, I. Escuche irrepita. Yo. Yo se. Yo. Yo. Yo se. What's the word, I, in Spanish? Yo. Say, I have a dollar. Yo tengun dollar.
[07:32] Yo tengun dollar. It is optional most of the time whether you say the subject word or not. It's used mainly for emphasis. Say, I want a dollar. Quiero un dollar. Yo quiero un dollar. And you? Y usted. And me? Y yo. Y yo. I have lots of pesos. Yo tengo muchos pesos.
[08:24] Yo tengo muchos pesos. How many? Cuantos. Cuantos. Three pesos. Three pesos. And two dollars. Y dos dolares. I have four pesos. Escuche irrepita. Yo tengo cuatro pesos. Cuatro. Cuatro.
[09:12] Yo tengo cuatro pesos. Say, four dollars. Cuatro dolares. Ask, how many? Cuantos. Lots. Muchos. But how many? Pero cuantos. Four dollars. Cuatro dolares. No, five dollars.
[10:00] Escuche irrepita. No, cinco dolares. Cinco. Cinco. No, cinco dolares. How do you say the number five? Cinco. Say, five pesos. Cinco pesos. I want five pesos. Cuiero cinco pesos.
[10:48] I have five pesos. Yo tengo cinco pesos. No, four. No, cuatro. What do you want? Escuche irrepita. Que quiere. Que. Que. Que quiero usted. Ask the señora what she wants. Que quiero es señora. Que quiero usted señora.
[11:40] Four pesos. Cuatro pesos. No, five pesos. No, cinco pesos. What do you want? Que quiere. Que quiero usted. I want to eat. Escuche irrepita. Cuiero comer. Comer. Comer. Cuiero comer.
[12:29] Tell me you want to eat. Cuiero comer. Ask where? Donde. In the hotel. En el hotel. I want to eat in the hotel. Cuiero comer en el hotel. Cuiero comer en el hotel. What do you want? Que quiero usted.
[13:19] Try to say, what do you want to eat? Que quiero comer. Que quiero usted comer. I don't know. No se. I know. Yo se. You want to eat. Usted quiero comer. In the restaurant. En el restaurante.
[14:08] Yes, but. Si pero. How many pesos have you? Cuanto es pesos tienes usted. Cuanto es pesos tienes usted. I have lots of pesos. Tengo muchos pesos. Four, five. Cuatro cinco. It's little.
[14:57] Es poco. Very little. Muy poco. What do you want to eat? Que quiero comer. Que quiero usted comer. Nothing. Escuche repita. Nada. Notice that. Nada. Has the same sound as in. Encantada. Escuche repita otra des. Nada. Nada. Encantada. Encantada.
[15:49] Nada. Nada. Say, nothing. Nada. I don't want anything. No quiero nada. What do you want? Que quiero usted. Me. I want to eat. Yo quiero comer. What do you want to eat?
[16:41] Que quiero comer. Something. Escuche repita. Algo. Say, something. Algo. I want something. Quiero algo. I want to eat something. Quiero comer algo. Ask her if she wants to eat something. Quiero comer algo.
[17:32] Quiero usted comer algo. No, sir. Nothing. No, señor. Nada. Nada. I don't want anything. No quiero nada. I don't want to eat. No quiero comer. I have five pesos. Tengo cinco pesos. I don't want to eat here.
[18:25] No quiero comer aqui. No quiero comer aqui. Where do you want to eat? Don de quiero comer. Over there. Ayi. And what do you want to eat? Y que quiero comer. I don't know.
[19:16] No, se. Something? Algo. Not much. No mucho. I don't want to eat. Y uno quiero comer. Nothing? Nada. How much do you have? Cuanto tiene. Cuanto tiene usted. Five dollars. Cinco dolares.
[20:08] Very well. Muy bien. Let's go. Escuche irrepita. Vamos. Vamos. Vamos. Say, let's go. Vamos. Where? Don de. Let's go to eat. Escuche irrepita. Vamos aquamer. Aquamer. Vamos aquamer.
[21:00] Vamos aquamer. Okay, let's go. Vien, vamos. Let's go to eat. Vamos aquamer. Now imagine yourself in the following situation. You are Mr. Johnson, an American businessman. You arrive in the evening at the home of a Latin American business associate, Mr. Martinez. You are met at the door by Mrs. Martinez. What is the first thing you would say to her? Buenas noches, señora. Buenas noches, señor.
[21:48] Tell her who you are. Soy el señor Johnson. Ask her if she's Mrs. Martinez. Es usted las señora Martinez. Es usted las señora Martinez. Si señor. Soy la señora Martinez. Venga. Entre por favor. Tell her you don't understand Spanish well. Nú entiendo caste ya no bien. Perdón, nú entiendo caste ya no bien.
[22:40] Si, si señor. Entiendo muy bien. Thank her. Gracias, señora. Muchas gracias. I speak a little. hablo un poco. How does she say, I don't speak English? Yo no hablo English.